You have to see it to believe it! Move the arrows on the center line right or left in each photo.
http://www.businessinsider.com/harvey-satellite-images-houston-texas-flooding-2017-8/#a-zoomed-in-area-of-simonton-2
Oh my god! Those poor people.
shareIs this real?...because i just had a deja -vu...
shareYes, the views are shown on many web sites. I Googled satellite view of Houston flooding from Harvey. I chose this one due to it being interactive. What was your deja-vu?
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I'm sorry....but I can't help that I'm laughing!:) I promise I won't post anything about all the Porta-Potties (loos) in use!
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The same thing happened in our country too,kspkap.
shareWhen? What can you tell us about it?
shareOf course...why not,kspkap.Last time when it happened was in 2010,there were 7 days of intense raining,major floods in the city and the surounding area...and with some deaths.Another event was...i think...in 2005,i can't recall exactly the year...it happened in the south part of the country...it was bad.
shareTruly devastating. A lot of hard work coming up for these people.
I saw an article a few days ago about colonies of fire ants floating on the water.
They were warning people to be careful.
They are definitely to be feared. They latch on to each other to form a floating island. Being from Florida it was a constant battle with them. We had five acres so it was cost prohibitive to treat the whole five. I decided to concentrate on the front two which included the house (they managed to enter once via the AC lines). Every morning I went on ant patrol with my jug of Ortho powder fire ant killer. The smell was enough to do you in! The next day the mound would be flat with piles of dead ones. We actually watched them carry out the dead. Smart critters! I always wore shoes and stood back from the mound because as soon as they sensed something on top, out came the patrol armed to the teeth!
Anyhow, I got sidetracked. Several years back the central east coast of Florida flooded due to a tropical storm. We lived in Central Florida so we weren't badly affected. A colony of those blasted things floated into a house and killed a man! Poor guy...horrible death. I was able to locate the news article:
http://www.pravdareport.com/society/anomal/01-09-2008/106266-fireantman-0/
They are nasty little things. I had them when I lived in the desert. Southern fire ants along with Red imported fire ants.
Last year in Phoenix a 3 month old baby was killed by these ants.
This is such a horrible way to go.
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I certainly hope our government learned something from the Katrina fiasco.
For all the crap that happens in this country, when things like this happen people will usually step up to the plate.
We had flooding a few years where I live . Not nearly as bad as this. It was amazing to see how many people
came to help. These kind of events can bring people together.
Unfortunately it will inevitably bring in the the shady side of humankind.
People ready to prey on these people or people trying to make a quick buck by using this to their own advantage.
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The insurance companies have several businesses on speed dial.
All these companies do is buy and sell damaged products. Cars, clothes, furniture, electronics you name it.
Floods, fires, tornadoes and everything in between.
Once the insurance company pays you for the product they own it. They in turn sell it to these companies.
The companies either sell the product directly to the consumer or to another business who sells it to the consumer.
It is a way for them to recover some of their loss. Happens everyday and most people don't even realize it.
Some companies are upfront and say what and where the product comes from. A lot of them don't say a word.
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It does seem wrong. Somebody along the line is being dishonest.
It might not even be the person who is selling you the product.
Maybe the person who had it before didn't tell them.
With every law in this country there are 10 loopholes to get around them.
I cannot even imagine having to deal with something like this. So many people who didn't have flood insurance...losing everything...how do you start over? My heart goes out to them.
shareWe bought a slab lot where a house was before Katrina. The realtor told us we were in grade using a 2007 survey. He didn't divulge FEMA came in later and re-zoned the lot to a high risk flood zone! I wasn't budgeted for the extra 40k to build a house on piers. As a result we are under insured. Sure we pay for flood insurance, $3,000 a year, but it only covers $250,000 which is the most anyone can buy unless they buy an extended policy. We can't afford to purchase an extended policy. At my age though it won't matter. If another storm hits, I'll collect what I can and walk away! We wouldn't have the funds to rebuild. That's why there are so many empty lots on the Mississippi coast. They either didn't have flood insurance or they couldn't afford to rebuild. BTW, my wind insurance is $3,000 a yr with a huge deductible. Without a doubt our premiums are going to skyrocket for flood insurance due to Harvey. It really does pay to rent sometimes. I don't know what those poor souls in Texas are going to do. My heart aches for them. Young people have a chance to bounce back if working and are healthy, but think of the ones who are retired or disabled, their home is paid off, their autos are gone....what do they do?
share$3000 per year? Wow. Just today I read an article (can't remember where at the moment) concerning flood insurance for some folks in Florida. It talked about people who are required by their mortgage lender to carry it, and they do, for a time. But oftentimes they let it lapse because they feel the money would be better spent elsewhere. With mortgages being sold over and over again, no one is verifying that coverage is still in force. What surprised me is that more than one person in the article claimed that the annual premium was $450. They said annually, however I'm not sure I believe that number, but if true, why would anyone not have it?
At my age, I don't think I could start over - house and car both paid for, but even with insurance I don't know that I'd have the wherewithal to start over.
It depends on where you live as to the cost. FEMA is requiring most people who take out a mortgage to purchase it. Those low yearly payments some people have are just a scam dictated by a government program. We never had a flooding problem on our acreage in Florida, but when we sold the new owners got a mortgage and an obligation from FEMA....they had to purchase a policy. People whose homes were paid for had a choice. I think for that area it was around $350-$500 per year. I'm sure if you had a desert home FEMA would make sure you bought flood insurance. The government should stay out of the insurance business.
share"The realtor told us we were in grade using a 2007 survey. He didn't divulge FEMA came in later and re-zoned the lot to a high risk flood zone! I wasn't budgeted for the extra 40k to build a house on piers. As a result we are under insured."
That's terrible. Couldn't you have sued him for that? Withholding that kind of important information is unconscionable! Surely it can't be legal?!
"think of the ones who are retired or disabled, their home is paid off, their autos are gone....what do they do?"
Yes. My heart breaks for all of them, but especially those who are retired or disabled. All they'll have left are the lots. It's horrible.
Looking at that photo in your OP, I can barely begin to imagine what they're going through, and what they will be going through.
I thought about suing him, but determined it would be a lost cause along with what it would cost us. I didn't find out until I started interviewing builders. At their suggestion I went to zoning hoping it would be in our favor...it wasn't. I was dismayed and distraught. I asked the guy in zoning would it have been possible the realtor wasn't aware. The realtor was in another town, but still on the coast. The zoning guy responded "He had to know. It was in all the papers with a lot of flack over FEMA coming in and demanding the cities comply in order to receive funding for their projects." There are folks here who own lots, have to pay taxes on the property, but they aren't permitted to build on them as per FEMA regulations. Of course they can't sell. FEMA has caused a lot of grief.
shareI get it. But it SUCKS that he got away with it, leaving you and your husband to deal with the fallout, due to his serious *lack* of ethics and integrity.
The people who own these properties can't even sell them, yet still have to somehow cough up the property taxes? My god, that's so WRONG.
Wait until all the cars involved in the flooding start making their way across the country.
How many more people will get screwed. The insurance companies have to make up some of that money.
Buy this car, it's the deal of a lifetime.
You got that right! It's happened before after other storms. I read an article last week warning people to be careful. You may think you have a new vehicle, but it very well could be one which went through the storm. There are ways you can check to make sure you aren't getting a vehicle from the storm area. Do a search online on how to find the hidden evidence.
shareThey said 1 sign it's a flood vehicle was to run the heater or air conditioning (I forgot which 1)and smell the air coming from the vents. If it smells mold like, that a sign of a problematic car.
shareYeah, it's late and I can't get my brain in gear! If I recall, wasn't there something about the wheel wells? Look for rust, not so much on the body due to clear coat, but underneath and elsewhere. Under the carpet, in the trunk under the mat, the cubbyholes.
shareWe never buy a used car. That's where they show up.
shareGood tip ksp.
These days trust no one.
The insurance companies are all smiles and your best friend until they have to give you something.
They are more than happy to accept monetary gifts though.
Never thought about that. Since I'm going to be in the market for a new (used) car very soon, this is very good info to have.
shareBe very careful buying a car. I'd hate to think a flooded car is what you ended with.
shareThanks, Wheelin. Very glad this subject and your warning came up now. I'll be cautious to check out *where* a car is from before purchasing. It would royally suck to end up with a car that's been through this.
shareThere is so much vacant property here which has been taken by eminent domain. People just left and the cities couldn't locate the owners. It is a sad tale. All along US 90 fronting the coast were home after home, some antebellum. Restaurant, businesses all reduced to splinters. The south side of 90 (gulf side) has definitely been revived due to the restaurant business, but where homes stood, are now slabs.
What Camille didn't destroy in 1969 with almost 200 mph winds Katrina took out in 2005. You can't fight water! I've heard so many sorrowful stories from different people who went through the horror. Wind destroys, but water is unmerciful. With wind you have destruction of course, but then it's over with. All but the clean up of the debris. With water it goes on and on. Proof is looking at Houston. Those folks are sloshing through a poisonous stew of chemicals, sewage, dead animals and probably some human beings. Water is what destroyed the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This house sits on a lot which had a 32 foot storm surge! No wonder it looked like a bomb had been dropped here.